Arkansas.gov is hiring: TELEVISION PRODUCER in Conway

Position Number: [[22082164]]
County: [[Faulkner]]
Posting End Date: [[February 10, 2025]]
Anticipated Starting Salary: [[40,339]]

The Arkansas PBS Education production team is looking for someone passionate about education-focused storytelling and video production to be our new Television Producer responsible for production design. As part of a team, the successful candidate will be someone who can elevate K12 educational content to improve student engagement and learning. They will work collaboratively with a cross-sectional team of producers and educators to develop, create, film, and edit a wide variety of content, including K12 safety issues such as anti-bullying, teen suicide, child maltreatment, education-focused documentaries, and K12 kids programming.

This person will develop studio and on-location production design, script, audition and hire talent, and work collaboratively with licensed K12 educators to create content for teacher professional development through various platforms, including digital, social, and broadcast media. The successful candidate will prioritize and react quickly in the field. If this sounds like you, we have a Producer/Production Design role ready for you.

Responsibilities

1. Production design of studio and on-location sets, including props, furniture, and overall aesthetics.
2. Scout on location sites to film scripted scenarios, panel discussions, or stand-up.
3. Create, pitch, and develop rich, engaging content for education-focused video productions.
4. Conduct interviews, designate film crew roles, and manage postproduction for assigned topics, shooting, and editing for distribution on ARPBS multi-media platforms.
5. Produce original videos for storytelling from concept to final production.
6. Actively seek and liaise between hosts, moderators, and other talents.
7. Assist with music selection and editorial decisions and collaborate with animators.
8. Set an example for thoughtful, creative leadership through innovative and resourceful practices.

Creative Development

1. Develop and create compelling production design concepts to inform, educate, engage, and emotionally draw in the audience about the video subject matter(s).
2. Script and produce video production through postproduction editing from short-form to long-form content; highly organized and able to manage multiple projects.
3. Conceptualize innovative project ideas that promote engaging online video education for adult or children audiences.
4. Develop and create production design, storyboards, content, scripts, schedules, interview questions, and other creative content as needed.
5. Conduct pre-interviews to screen for talent and their ability to contribute to the project.
6. Evaluate project objectives and target audience, operating within program format and content to attain desired goals and staying within budget, time, and operational limitations.

Project Coordination

1. Recruit and schedule talent for video shoots according to the departments and the station’s policies and procedures.
2. Manage creative processes from concept blueprints to approvals and distribution/deliveries.
3. Coordinate production, shooting, and editing schedules.
4. Work closely with other producers and educators to ensure standards of excellence.
5. Manage multiple projects and tasks under tight timelines with urgency, prioritization, and execution against deadlines.
6. Work with marketing to prepare promotional materials and use social media to engage with audiences.
7. Ensure compliance with all underwriting requirements, any contractual obligations from Arkansas PBS, and all legal compliance for the production.
8. Update the Director with weekly project status reports through summaries, deadlines, and areas of struggle.
9. Ensure the project meets all deadlines and standards of quality set by Arkansas PBS under the guidance of the Director of Education.
10. Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Proficient with production design, hands-on scripting, and creating video content from conception to delivery.
2. Capable of handling creative and logistical production elements on multiple overlapping projects with accurate and timely results.
3. Strong general knowledge of current standards for digital and broadcast outputs.
4. Knowledge of broadcasting standards of FCC and PBS.
5. Proficient in production design and production processing from development, pre-production, production, and post-production.

Arkansas PBS offers amazing benefits and perks:

• Health: Medical, Dental and Vision plans available for staff and family
• Eleven paid holidays per year, including birthday
• 12 to 22.5 days of vacation per year depending on years of service
• 8 hours Sick Leave per month
• Retirement: 15% contribution from Arkansas PBS, 7% employee mandatory contribution, plus an additional 3% optional employee contribution
• Basic Life Insurance up to $10,000
• Eligible for the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program

Salary offered is commensurate with experience.

Minimum Qualifications

The formal education equivalent of a bachelor's degree in radio/television or a related field; plus two years of experience in the radio/television industry or a related field, including one year in a supervisory capacity. Additional requirements determined by the agency for recruiting purposes require review and approval by the Office of Personnel Management. OTHER JOB RELATED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR ALL OR PART OF THESE BASIC REQUIREMENTS, EXCEPT FOR CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS, UPON APPROVAL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE.

Licenses

Must possess a valid Arkansas driver's license.

The State of Arkansas is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

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